The sun rose later than usual this morning- did we change time zones again? Squalls surrounded us.
Sabado was sailing well. We were maintaining great speed in the right direction, and the sails were happy. The waves began to grow, and the sky got dark, so we decided to reef- just in time. The wind jumped up to 25, gusting to 30kn. We were flying!
After struggling to find an efficient sail configuration these past few days, it felt so good to kick back and let Sabado do her thing. After the first storm had passed, we decided to bring out the gennaker and cheered as our speed soared! We flew it for maybe 20 minutes before we noticed another squall coming up behind us. So, we swapped it back out for the jib. We used the jib and main for the rest of the day, a nice change of pace from the constant furling and unfurling of our big headsails. The wind was averaging around 18kn, our SOG 7.3kn.
At one point, our port side was swamped by a breaking wave. I immediately checked down below to ensure none of our hatches had leaked. Thankfully, all was dry.
I don’t have much else to report today! Despite the bigger seas, we had a nice, reasonably comfortable ride. It was gloomy and periodically rainy, but we relished the break from the sun and heat. We had leftovers from last night for dinner- the perfect comfort meal for a stormy day.
Our batteries didn’t get much of a charge, so we might turn the inverter off overnight to conserve power. I don’t have a very colorful sunset to share with you tonight, but spirits are high aboard sailing vessel Sabado.
